The article on the Dien Bien Phu Victory published on L’Unione Sarda (Screenshot photo)
In the article entitled “Viet Nam, the Lesson Still Applies Today,” Antonio Barracca, the author, highlighted that Viet Nam, a poor, predominantly agricultural nation then, managed to defeat the armies of two world powers.
The author visited Viet Nam just a few years after the war ended. At that time, Hanoi was an agricultural city with few light bulbs to illuminate deserted streets populated by bicycles during the day. The only important buildings were those of the French colonization.
He underlined that the Dien Bien Phu battle in 1954 ended with the total victory of Viet Nam, became a decisive battle ending the invasive war in Indochina. It led to the signing of the peace agreements concluded on 21 July 1954, according to which France had to accept to withdraw its troops from the entire Indochina.
On April 30, 1975, Viet Nam once again defeated US troops and completely liberated the south and reunified the country, noted the author.
Barracca emphasised that in these wars like that of Viet Nam, it is the strongest who must put an end to the war “if we want right and not wrong to prevail”./.
Source: VNA
